Welcome to my third Secret Mitch (the Secret Santa for cinephiles wherein a group of us pick movies for friends to review). This ‘88 period feature, Piers Haggard’s A Summer Story, was handed to me by the one and only Ziglet_mir, my fellow host on The Searchers podcast! Give him a follow if you haven’t already! And if you are following him, well, you’re one of many doing the right thing. Here we go…
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After saving his old college friend from drowning, Frank gains a new perspective over his newfound and ever growing passion for an innocent farm girl. Phil looks at a photo of her which Frank brought…
Phil: Yes, I see. Very charming. So you’re in love, are you?
Frank: Desperately. I can’t live without her, Phil. God, it’s a...